Letter of consent

(1) Every person exhibiting any film on television screen through Video Cassette Recorder or V.C.Ds or D.V.Ds - (a) licensed under Section 5 ; or (b) for domestic purposes, to the family members of the household; shall, in respect of each film which he exhibits, produce when demanded by any officer of and above the rank of Sub-Inspector of Police in this behalf a letter of consent for such exhibition from the person who is the first owner of the copyright of the cinematograph film under section 17 of the Copyright Act, 1957 (Central Act XIV of 1957) and in case such copyright has been assigned under section 18 of the said Act from the assignee of such copyright. (2) Every person keeping a Video library licensed under this Act shall, in respect of each film in the possession, produce when demanded by any officer of and above the rank of Sub-Inspector of Police in this behalf a letter of copyright of the cinematograph film under Section 17 of the Copyright Act, 1957 (Central Act XIV of 1957) and in case such copyright has been assigned under Section 18 of the said Act, from the assignee of such copyright. (3) Every person licensed under the Act, either to sell or to record recorded video cassettes or V.C.Ds or D.V.Ds shall in respect of each recorded video cassette or V.C.Ds or D.V.Ds in his possession, produce when demanded by any Officer of and above the rank of Sub-Inspector of Police authorized by the Government in this behalf a letter of consent from the person who is the first owner of the copyright of the recorded video cassette under section 17 of the Copyright Act, 1957 and in case such copyright has been assigned under section 18 of the said Act, from the assignee of such copyright.